A lot has changed in the 50 years since the predawn Chicago police raid that left two Illinois Black Panther Party leaders dead and four other members wounded.
Dear Dave: My wife and I are following your plan, and recently we found some old savings bonds that had been given to her by her grandfather when she was a kid. Do you think we should go ahead and cash these in before they reach their final maturity date in a few months? — John
Not many people think of the Ten Commandments these days, unless some group is trying to fight a legal battle to place them on public property.
It is a truism that a blackmailer is rarely satisfied. Once the payoffs start, there often is no end to them.
Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher is a highly decorated combat veteran, who made the mistake of posing for a photograph with a dead ISIS combatant.
“What’s the best use of my time right now?” is the abiding management question out here on Main Street. But at no other time of the year are we more time-management challenged than in December.
There is a telling scene in Season 3 of the Netflix drama “The Crown” about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II that can instruct contemporary America about Democrats’ attempt to impeach President Donald Trump.
During his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 13, Ambassador William Taylor described our diplomatic relations with Ukraine in terms of two channels. The first emanates from the Department of State and is managed by diplomats and staffers under the oversight of the amb…
Dear Dave: My husband will be finishing physician assistant school in December, just a few days before our first baby is due. We’ve got about $70,000 in student loan debt, and we’re trying to get everything paid off. Both our cell phones are pretty old, and I’d like to get a new one that cos…
Times change, norms change, politicians with different standards come and go, and it’s all for the better, except maybe not, especially when you are talking about two Democratic speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives. They’re interesting comparisons, Sam Rayburn of years ago and Nancy…
If you are in need of more evidence as to why so many Americans are cynical about politics in general and Washington in particular (and isn’t current evidence sufficient?), you need look no further than the etymological shift taken by Democrats during the House impeachment hearings.
I adored the story of Cinderella as a child. The prospect of having a man so in love with me that he’d criss-cross the kingdom searching for my size 6½ foot was heady stuff. It never occurred to me that Cindy was oppressed by the patriarchy or that she should just buy her own darn pair of shoes.
The weakness of the Republicans’ defense of President Donald Trump is implied by the obvious hollowness of many of their arguments.
Dear Dave: Does the amount you advise saving for a beginner emergency fund in Baby Step 1 double for a couple, or does it stay the same? — Charlie
According to a report by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), the teaching of U.S. history to American students lags behind all other subject matters.
Are black British actors black enough to play black Americans?
For many of us, meal decisions are only about where to go and how much to spend.
STEM success
Alabama is growing, but it’s doing so more slowly that other states. That’s because while some areas, like the Huntsville metropolitan area in…
Looking at Donald Trump’s life and how he has managed it, it should not be surprising to anyone that he is about to be impeached.
Many of our nation’s heroes will spend the holidays in a military hospital this year.
Christmas arrives yet again and with it that familiar seasonal joy but also stress. Mom and Dad and Grandma and Grandpa are getting older, and…
For many of us, meal decisions are only about where to go and how much to spend.
STEM success
Alabama is growing, but it’s doing so more slowly that other states. That’s because while some areas, like the Huntsville metropolitan area in…
Have you ever really noticed that little gray cars are pretty much invisible on very cloudy days? Maybe people need to remember to turn their …
I just read on MSN website Washington Post has published that Trump’s evidence is overwhelming, they have yet to publish any evidence of any k…
When it comes to money it’s all crooked. It’s rigged. When it comes to the lottery it’s just as crooked as anything else out there.
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